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For all the news,visit https://www.smh.com.auhttps://www.smh.com.au/rss/culture.xmlhttps://www.smh.com.au/icons/rss/smh.pngen-AUWed,30 Apr 2025 15:37:14 +1000https://www.smh.com.au/rss/culture.xmlWed,30 Apr 2025 15:37:14 +1000Culture/ MusicJourney to other worlds and experience the magic,power and celestial sounds of the world’s first electronic instrument - the theremin.7eebc669-6ec5-4422-8ed8-5307030c1b12https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/get-20-percent-off-theremin-and-beyond-with-the-australian-chamber-orchestra-20250430-p5lvan.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_cultureWed,30 Apr 2025 15:29:56 +1000Culture/ MoviesJake WilsonIt’s hard to tell whether An Unfinished Film is fiction or a documentary.abd89998-2e6a-4647-9205-3f6b81335b9ahttps://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/confused-by-this-movie-that-s-the-idea-20250430-p5lvd5.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_cultureWed,30 Apr 2025 13:39:28 +1000Culture/ Live reviewsGiselle Au-Nhien NguyenSeeing Hans Zimmer’s music performed live is a little like seeing the MSO if they were all wearing leather and performing in an arena with drunk male hecklers.bae9e4f8-4337-4625-a125-08348345f2e1https://www.smh.com.au/culture/live-reviews/hans-zimmer-s-music-is-in-all-your-favourite-films-but-off-screen-something-was-missing-20250430-p5lvbn.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_cultureWed,30 Apr 2025 13:37:51 +1000Culture/ BooksKerrie O'BrienA popular American cookbook author has joined Nagi Maehashi in claiming recipes were copied in a book by Brisbane baker Brooke Bellamy.0f288c38-62d8-44d4-a7cf-79d89b097fcdhttps://www.smh.com.au/culture/books/popular-us-baker-joins-recipetin-eats-founder-in-plagiarism-allegations-20250430-p5lvay.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_cultureWed,30 Apr 2025 13:36:46 +1000Culture/ MusicNick GalvinAn eleventh-hour change of heart from immigration officials gives the green light to Ugandan and Kenyan performers.a9763487-aea9-439f-86e3-a4e3d27ab8behttps://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/jumping-out-of-their-skins-joy-for-african-choir-over-visa-backflip-20250429-p5lv5j.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_cultureWed,30 Apr 2025 11:51:20 +1000Culture/ MusicAthanasia SakoutisI was asked to support a huge international act. Then I read the fine print.8952f95f-1a92-4bea-967a-1e9be4f1c2aahttps://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/hear-that-it-s-the-sound-of-live-music-dying-for-local-australian-artists-20250429-p5lv5t.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_cultureWed,30 Apr 2025 11:30:00 +1000Culture/ BooksJason StegerFrom a book that its own author may not have approved of to a beautiful and confronting photography collection,there’s a bumper crop of releases this month.e60a3075-e275-4945-9407-63b2700d340bhttps://www.smh.com.au/culture/books/family-secrets-laid-bare-inconvenient-women-and-a-croc-attack-13-new-books-to-delve-into-20250428-p5lur0.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_cultureWed,30 Apr 2025 05:30:00 +1000Culture/ MoviesSandra HallDale Frank was once considered one of art’s “bad boys”. A new documentary offers an intimate look behind the scenes.7bf476ce-23ee-4a88-9927-13de3a514919https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/dale-frank-nobodys-sweetie-film-review-20250429-p5lv2x.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_cultureWed,30 Apr 2025 05:30:00 +1000Culture/ BooksAndrew LeighA central focus for US progressives should be raising wellbeing by creating more for everyone,argue Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson in their new book.d990e762-94d2-4ed9-82df-e2fa3f1dbeb7https://www.smh.com.au/culture/books/does-the-us-suffer-from-an-abundance-of-good-intentions-20250411-p5lr0m.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_cultureWed,30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +1000Culture/ BooksNathan SmithE.A. Hanks’s memoir re-creates a road trip she once took with her late mother to seek answers to what was an “incomprehensible” childhood.6ef982d9-5194-43b3-862c-d4c60010ffa2https://www.smh.com.au/culture/books/tom-hanks-daughter-reveals-a-childhood-marred-by-abuse-at-the-hands-of-her-mother-20250417-p5lsj7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_cultureWed,30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +1000Culture/ BooksJessie TuIn the third instalment of her fictional triptych,Katie Kitmaura wields her words with scalpel-like precision to explore the demands women are “expert at negotiating”.0a59bde6-3a27-4179-bb18-1f964496eba9https://www.smh.com.au/culture/books/this-hotly-anticipated-novel-explores-the-dark-embers-of-the-psyche-20250424-p5ltw6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_cultureWed,30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +1000Culture/ BooksJohn BaileyThe American author’s Diary of A Wimpy Kid series is the fourth bestselling book series of all time - and not just in kids’ books.3acdc14e-d0c8-462b-87c9-78528de2a914https://www.smh.com.au/culture/books/homework-bullies-and-pets-jeff-kinney-on-why-kids-love-his-books-20250424-p5lu2y.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_cultureWed,30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +1000Culture/ BooksJane SullivanF.Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is said to contain some of the most perfect sentences ever written about America.028274c2-d896-4039-99d9-8aa49448fb29https://www.smh.com.au/culture/books/a-century-on-this-great-american-novel-still-captivates-readers-20250425-p5lu6x.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_cultureWed,30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +1000Culture/ BooksKerrie O'BrienNagi Maehashi alleges at least two recipes in Brooke Bellamy’s cookbook were plagiarised.7f7e8f99-e528-4cd0-9538-c2353107affbhttps://www.smh.com.au/culture/books/recipetin-eats-founder-accuses-bake-with-brooki-author-of-stealing-recipes-20250429-p5lv70.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_cultureTue,29 Apr 2025 19:32:27 +1000Culture/ TV&radioJacqueline CutlerAn early clip from this new series,narrated by Blake Lively,was viewed more than 8 million times. Here’s what it takes to get the world talking about penguins.e6631035-022f-48df-821a-f2002b00c440https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/secrets-of-penguins-national-geographic-series-blake-lively-20250424-p5lu2b.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_cultureTue,29 Apr 2025 18:35:00 +1000Culture/ ComedyRobert MoranToo many keys means too many locks. And I’ve had it up to here with locks.d8701059-5a77-439c-9a54-df22cb40fd81https://www.smh.com.au/culture/comedy/get-your-locks-off-get-your-locks-off-honey-20250404-p5lp9d.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_cultureTue,29 Apr 2025 16:55:48 +1000Culture/ MusicLinda MorrisA new report by Music Australia finds some fans are willing to “break the bank” to see a touring international act.955903a2-70c3-44c8-9941-0869a4631aeehttps://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/your-superstar-fomo-is-hurting-australian-music-report-finds-20250429-p5luyx.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_cultureTue,29 Apr 2025 14:29:43 +1000Culture/ Art&designWill CoxIn 1962,the artist visited Auschwitz. The paintings he created afterwards have been brought together in a new exhibition.6fd9e767-7d33-4e19-8452-8275418ae906https://www.smh.com.au/culture/art-and-design/sidney-nolan-aftershocks-20250428-p5lunb.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_cultureTue,29 Apr 2025 05:30:00 +1000Culture/ TheatreChris HookHarold Pinter’s bleakly funny The Dumb Waiter shows us the banality in brutality. It features in a new Ensemble double header with his equally comic play The Lover.58f73246-484f-4a1a-890f-b4a081058872https://www.smh.com.au/culture/theatre/the-playwright-who-humanised-hitmen-decades-before-pulp-fiction-20250424-p5ltyz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_cultureTue,29 Apr 2025 05:00:00 +1000Culture/ BooksKylie NorthoverAs the new director of the Melbourne Writers Festival,Veronica Sullivan has tried to create a program with broad appeal.34b37040-7cd9-4d6e-8698-b1cae3c2e4c4https://www.smh.com.au/culture/books/festivals-have-privileged-literary-works-over-popular-commercial-fiction-veronica-sullivan-20250428-p5lurf.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_cultureTue,29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +1000